Stokes raises Ashes hopes with New Zealand trip
The 26-year-old is reportedly on his way to Australia and is a chance of playing for England in the remaining four Ashes Tests. But the star all-rounder is NOT on his way to join the Ashes tour - despite taking all his cricket gear.

Rand Paul to vote for Senate GOP tax bill
The U.S. government now has more than $20 trillion in outstanding debt, and Lankford said he is concerned about adding even more. The package blends a sharp reduction in top corporate and business tax rates with more modest relief for individuals.

Saturday Night Live Rolls Out Holiday Schedule and Hosts
His musical guest will be platinum-selling artist SZA, who will likely be belting out songs from her debut album Ctrl . Finally, SNL will wrap up its holiday schedule on December 16th, with an episode hosted by comedian Kevin Hart .

4 takeaways from Ravens' 23-16 win over Texans
I see the Ravens meeting the odds to win in a two-possession game, going back above.500 and getting back into the wildcard race. On the ground, Alex Collins posted rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown in 20 attempts while Javorius Allen added eight yards.

Gas prices in Rhode Island hold steady this week
The lowest price in Miami-Dade was $2.33 at Marathon on South State Road 7 and Northwest 199th Street in Miami Gardens. In the past three weeks, gas prices in the Grand Rapids area have fallen 40 cents in just the past three weeks.

Corpses in boat might be N.Korean fishermen: Japan
It is unclear if the bodies discovered Monday were those of the North Korean fishermen or if the two cases are otherwise related. At least nine other bodies have washed up on Japan's coast this year, and three other boats were collected on or near the coast.

Woman Pushed Fake Allegation on Roy Moore — WashPost
O'Keefe declined to comment when confronted outside his office by Post reporters about the alleged "sting" plot. Phillips reportedly asked for a guarantee that Moore would lose the special election if she told her account.

Ohio Health Groups Celebrate Big Tobacco Coming Clean
Full-page newspaper ads run in 50 major newspapers including newspapers that target Hispanicand African American communities. Some anti-smoking advocates said the advertisements actually seemed watered down from the original ruling.

This preview update includes near-final Android 8.1 system images for Pixel and Nexus devices, with official APIs (API level 27), the latest optimizations and bug fixes, and the November 2017 security patch updates said Google in the blog post.

While many consumers are still waiting to receive Android 8.0 Oreo, only a few will soon be able to update to a much newer version - Android 8.1 Oreo.

The dedicated imaging chip will now let Pixel 2 devices speed up the process of capturing shots with Google HDR+ on camera apps using the right API. If you're not a developer, we suggest you wait for the full release that should be coming shortly. The good news is if you're a Pixel/Nexus users, you'll soon get Android 8.1 Oreo on your device. Considering HDR+ is already plenty fast on the Pixel 2, I hope Google actually uses the extra processing power to make photos even better than they already are.